I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!! I saw it when i was 11 tjhere is yes alot of blood but so much it is beyond gore and almost in a sense humorous.Any one who you are concerned about seeing the rape scene will most likely not understand it ( no nudity or view of thwe actual act) There are no F**K"s in this movie there are two s**ts and thats it!
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Movie is darker, much bloodier than stage musical.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Parents need to know that this feature-film version of Stephen Sondheim's Tony-winning 1979 Broadway show isn't as family friendly as most musicals (and star Johnny Depp definitely isn't in Pirates of the Caribbean mode). In fact, there's enough blood in this dark story to rival a slasher flick. There are dozens of throat slittings, cannibalism (via pies made out of human meat), and -- it can't be said often enough -- pints and pints of blood spattered everywhere. And if that's not enough, a woman is raped, a girl is wrongfully committed to an institution, and a young boy drinks gin, helps dupe people, and murders someone.
Read our full review by Sandie Angulo Chen
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about whether the movie's bloody nature is different from the gore in horror films. If so, how? Which has more impact, and why? Does it matter that the violence and bloodshed in this film are so stylized? Are viewers meant to find it funny, disturbing, or both?
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- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
AMAZING MOVIE!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
AMAZING MOVIE!!!!!
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!! I saw it when i was 11 tjhere is yes alot of blood but so much it is beyond gore and almost in a sense humorous.Any one who you are concerned about seeing the rape scene will most likely not understand it ( no nudity or view of thwe actual act) There are no F**K"s in this movie there are two s**ts and thats it!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Okay for some, depending on how you handle blood
This is my new favorite movie. I love it, and my friends love it. I just don't think that kids ten and under would be able to handle the blood. I personally think that the blood is just an addition to the movie/play, and the main plot is about a man who was mentally hurt by an evil judge and wants revenge. ~an eleven-year-old girl
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Great movie. . But realy bloody. . .
I watched this movie. It's a wonderful movie. Great acting and sining. But it's just so BLOODY! There is one brief scene where this guy rapes a woman while people sit around and laugh. (You don't see anything, but she does scream quite a bit). I wasn't very disturbed, but that's just me. I don't think kids around ten or so could handle it too well.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Before I start my review...
I just gotta say that I am impressed by the kid reviewers here. You have shown much more maturity when reviewing this, an r-rated film, than most kid reviewers show when reviewing PG-13 or even PG movies. You all deserve a round of applause for actually going against that dumb stereotype that young people can't handle the sight of blood. Anyway, today was sadly my first time ever watching this movie. I hadn't even seen the screenplay before. I was beyond impressed. This is one of the greatest musicals I have ever seen, and it's not very common that a serious musical directed towards adults comes along. The characters were well-developed and the only important characters who die are those who deserve it. This is a great film that should at least be viewed once by those who can handle the sight of blood.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
Know your kid... should be fine
Absolutely my favorite movie ever. I think with this movie you just have to know what ur kid can handle. I was 11 (and sensitive) when i first saw this movie and I wasn't scared at all. Very high quality. great acting and directing. Kids around my age relate well to the humor.
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
There is NO RAPE or SEXUAL ASSULT IN THIS FILM! They DO NOT use the F word!
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
On for 10+, Iffy for 9+ Off for 8-
Believe it or not, I was not scared in this movie. If you like musical (i love them) then you will like this movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Teens and adults will fall in LOVE with this movie!
This is an amazing movie! The music and singing was executed perfectly, and the story was very creative. People are complaining that there is too much blood, but come on, it's called the DEMON barber of Fleet Street. I think it's incredibly good, and that young children shouldn't see it, but teens DEFINITLY should.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
IT'S A VIOLENT FILM THAT IT'S ON YOU IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO SEE SWEENEY SLIT PEOPLES THROATS.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
good if you like some violence and dont mind lots of blood
this movie is very good, really! my word of caution for this movie is that you need to understand the message that revenge will never end up doing good and that this is a Tim Burton film! there will be lots of blood, but my thoughts on that are that it is just a way of making a point and also, why would anyone really bleed like that! i mean, come on! but i saw this movie when it was i was 12 and i never took any of it as reality so if you have the same mind set as me, then you would like this movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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Very good Musical. Very violent. lots of blood. Good message though, to never seek revenge
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
The best movie ever!
My personal favorite movie. A fair amount of gore, but really not that violent.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
For kids age 10 +
Maybe to violent for younger kids, but the entire movie looks fake, I'm ten and I wasn't scared at all. Fun movie for tweens and up!
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
I love this movie. Unless you are extremely acute to violence then I would recommend this movie to anyone twelve and older. When I first saw it in the theater when I was 13 and even now I think that they went a little overboard on the R rating. The only major issue is the violence but it's not the kind of violence that you see in slasher films and isn't at all scary.
- I rate this title off for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
Not a good movie at all.
Not a good movie. I was very very surprised that it won those oscars. Dont get me wrong, Johnny Depp is a good actor but this wasn't good. I shouldn't even have watched it because i hate musicals. They just arent believable. Like someone is about to die and they bust out singing. It's stupid. All the characters are unlikeable and the movie is depressing. The songs go on forever. I wouldn't let anyone see this movie. Nothing about this movie is good.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
I'm a huge Johnny Depp fan and I enjoyed the movie. . .Buy it really shouldn't be shown to kids that get scared easily. . .
It's a good movie
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
FANTASTIC
I'm 12, and sat through the entire thing without getting scared/sick. As did my brother, and many of my friends. The blood looks somewhat unrealistic, and I doubt would look that way if it were to actually happen. The the singers are fantastic, and I was blown away by johnny's preformance (He can freaking SING).
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
okay, I'll though it was a good movie, no matter how fake people think the blood looks...IT'S SCARY. I'm sure that a lot of kids would get scared. My mom showed some of it to me but skipped some parts, but at an unexpected moment I did see a throught get slit while jonny depp was singing. And by the way, for other little kids I'm sure that the blood looks real. After all, it did for me!!!
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